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Monday, January 14, 2008
There Will Be Blood and Wren’s Nest Seating

Posted by: lain // Category: Historic Preservation, Hunting!, Ridiculous Demands // 11:54 am

Amelia and I saw There Will Be Blood last night with the Asian Cajuns. It was intense.

Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood

(Approximately as intense as Daniel Day-Lewis’ mustache)

It’s also a phenomenal retelling of the rise and fall of a distinctly American patriarch. Citizen Kane comparisons have been bandied about quite a bit, and it’s hard to disagree.

Aside from celebrating adaptations of ancient stories and sharing roughly the same time period, There Will Be Blood and the Wren’s Nest have a few other things in common. Namely, our chairs.

Wren's Nest Storytelling Chairs Not Borrowed by P.T. Anderson

(Clearly, I am happy to be part of the show.)

If you find yourself at Tara watching the film, look closely during the scene in the fancy restaurant and try not to blurt out: “OMG those are the chairs in the storytelling room at the Wren’s Nest!!!”

You can find the same chairs in the chapel in Alfred Hitchcock’s second The Man Who Knew Too Much.


Speaking of retelling stories, it’s amazing that Hitchcock was able to make the same movie twice. It’s also amazing that the trailer is more or less simply Jimmy Stewart talking out of character.

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9 Comments


  1. rachael
    Comment // January 14th, 2008 // 12:50 pm

    We had some of those chairs in my house growing up! I think my mom was always worried my sister or I would strangle ourselves between the slats when we were little, though (obviously) that never happened.


  2. lain
    Comment // January 14th, 2008 // 4:12 pm

    Ah yes, Rachael, another liability to consider.

    I can’t wait for some little kid to get his head stuck in one of our chairs…we’ll have to send in Nannie with some Crisco to free the little moron.

    Who knew these chairs were so popular?


  3. Lauren
    Comment // January 14th, 2008 // 4:48 pm

    Lain, all I have to say is, “If you have a milkshake and I have a milkshake and I have a straw and my straw reaches across the room and starts to drink your milkshake. I drink your milkshake! I drink it up!” Oh that Daniel Day Lewis is magnetic and slightly creepy.


  4. catherine
    Comment // January 14th, 2008 // 9:35 pm

    For those of you who are confused by Lauren’s comment, check out the following links…or just go see the movie.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=MCCdZmHk5Fk

    http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2008/01/there-will-be-lolz-daniel-day-lewis.html


  5. lain
    Comment // January 15th, 2008 // 10:48 am

    Excellent secondary sources, Catherine. I suppose it was only a matter of time until Kelis was brought into the mix.


  6. Emily
    Comment // January 18th, 2008 // 5:32 pm

    No need to get the Crisco out yet, Nannie. I wouldn’t worry too much about kids getting stuck in the chairs. Childhood obesity epidemic…you win again.


  7. Jodi
    Comment // January 21st, 2008 // 11:57 am

    Lain - Don’t you have some experience with getting your head stuck in a stair rail?? Ah, you missed some good stories Saturday night whilst in Phoenix.


  8. lain
    Comment // January 22nd, 2008 // 10:21 am

    Maybe I do, Jodi, maybe I do.


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